Armed guards repelled Friday’s attempted hijacking of the296,900-dwt Island Splendor (built 2011) 230 miles (370 km) east of Hoboyo.
Dryad Maritime Intelligence says the same pirate crew operatingin two skiffs is suspected of following up with an attack on a fishing vesselon Monday which it believes was disrupted by coalition naval forces.
The attempt on the VLCC is the first report of a merchant vesselcoming under small arms fire since the end of the monsoon season and is alsothe first large vessel to be fired upon since April, UK-based Dryad said.
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